I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.

In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate.

Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.

Trust is built with consistency.

The lack of fiscal responsibility is one of the main reasons I finally left my old Party.

Anger's not a good emotion.

Here is a bold embrace of internationalism. Let's join the rest of the world and go metric.

In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.

Well, usually when you talk about a mandate, you're talking about an overwhelming win. I don't think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win.

Reform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans' access to quality medical care.

Let me ask you: Should only children of the wealthy have access to quality early education? Should only children of the wealthy have access to a college degree? The answer - the only answer - is: no.

[A]lways get to the dialogue as soon as possible. I always feel the thing to go for is speed. Nothing puts the reader off more than a big slab of prose at the start.", Issue 64, Winter 1975)

I am turned into a dream. I feel nothing, or I don't know what I feel. Yet it seems to me I am happy.

New York - that unnatural city where every one is an exile, none more so than the American

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

My favorite tennis player, who I'm amazed by, is Roger Federer.

Look at other people and ask yourself if you are really seeing them or just your thoughts about them.... Without knowing it, we are coloring everything, putting our spin on it all.

If it was not for Rajiv Gandhi, urbanization in India would have been history.

The hysterical find too much significance in things. The depressed find too little.

There's a world out there. Open a window, and it's there.

Self-exposure is commendable in art only when it is of a quality and complexity that allows other people to learn about themselves from it.